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Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival 2017

A Shetland sheep curls up in a pen at the Wisconsin Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9. The three day festival including classes, sheep judging, shearing demonstrations and more than 130 exhibitors.

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Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival 2017

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A Shetland sheep curls up in a pen at the Wisconsin Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9. The three day festival including classes, sheep judging, shearing demonstrations and more than 130 exhibitors.
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A Jacob sheep from Asylum Farm in Juneau, watches people passing through the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9.
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Sheep wait in a line for the crook and whistle stock dog trials at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds during the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival on Sept. 9.
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Professional shearer David Kier, of Eleva, demonstrates sheep shearing at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9. Kier wears clothes specifically suited to shearing.
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Professional shearer David Kier, of Eleva, demonstrates sheep shearing at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9. Kier wears clothes specifically suited to shearing.
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Professional shearer David Kier, of Eleva, demonstrates sheep shearing at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9. Kier wears clothes specifically suited to shearing.
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Sheep wait in a holding area to be sheared during shearing demonstrations at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9.
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A dog herds sheep through gates during the crook and whistle stock dog trials at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9.
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Participants in the Midwest Shetland sheep breeders show bring parade their sheep around the judging area during the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9.
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A judge examines sheep entered in the Midwest Shetland sheep breeers show during the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9.
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A judge examines sheep entered in the Midwest Shetland sheep breeers show during the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9.
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Susan McFarland, of Columbus, shows her Teeswater sheep, The Maestro, during the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9. Teeswater is a rare breed with 12 to 18 inch fleece.
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Susan McFarland, of Columbus, gives Tyler Johnson pointers on leading and setting up "The Donald" a Teeswater sheep, during the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9. Teeswater is a rare breed with 12 to 18 inch fleece. The Donald was named for his Donald Trump-like attitude.
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Sheep owners set up their sheep during judging at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9.
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Gage Leis (left), of Sparta, and Jackson Wieman, of La Crosse, dry a sheep for shearing during the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9.
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Beth Leis, of Sparta, brushes one of their sheep at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9.
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Gage Leis, 7, of Sparta, shears a sheep during the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 15.
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Sue Galkowski, of Genesee Depot, helps Theo Parker, 7, of Madison, make a rope by twisting twine on an old-time machine during the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9. The festival ran from Sept. 7 - 10.
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Theo Parker, 7, of Madison, made a rope by twisting twine on an old-time machine at the Adventures with Ma and Pa exhibit at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9. The festival ran from Sept. 7 - 10.
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Brichton Werner, 6, of Stone Bank, grinds corn at the Adventures with Ma and Pa exhibit at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9. The festival ran from Sept. 7 - 10.
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Professional shearer David Kier, of Eleva, picks up the wool he sheared from a sheep during a shearing demonstration at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9. Kier wears clothes specifically suited to shearing.
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Sheep wait in a holding area to be sheared during shearing demonstrations at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9.
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Josh Biser and Mary Sternitzky, of County Road Alpacas, spin fiber at their booth during the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9. More than 130 exhibitors from across the country were at the three day festival.
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A Shetland sheep curls up in a pen at the Wisconsin Wool Festival in Jefferson on Sept. 9. The three day festival including classes, sheep judging, shearing demonstrations and more than 130 exhibitors.